George Gruntz
George Gruntz (24 June 1932 – 10 January 2013) was a Swiss jazz pianist, organist, harpsichordist, keyboardist, and composer known for the George Gruntz Concert Big Band and his work with Phil Woods, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Don Cherry, Chet Baker, Art Farmer, Dexter Gordon, Johnny Griffin, and Mel Lewis.[1]
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Background information | |
Born | Basel, Switzerland | June 24, 1932
Died | January 10, 2013 80) Basel | (aged
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instruments | Piano, keyboards |
Years active | 1950s–2000s |
Labels | Enja, TCB |
Associated acts | Concert Jazz Band |
Gruntz, who was born in Basel, Switzerland, was also an accomplished arranger and composer, having been commissioned by many orchestras and symphonies. From 1972 to 1994 he served as artistic director of JazzFest Berlin.
Discography
As leader/co-leader
Year recorded | Title | Label | Personnel/Notes |
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1960 | Mental Cruelty: The 1960 Jazz soundtrack | Atavistic Unheard | released 2003 |
1964 | Bach Humbug! Or Jazz Goes Baroque | Quintet | |
1964 | Jazz Goes Baroque | ||
1965 | Jazz Goes Baroque 2 – The Music of Italy | ||
1967 | Noon in Tunisia | ||
1967 | Drums and Folklore: From Sticksland with Love | ||
1968 | Saint Peter Power | ||
1972? | The Band – The Alpine Power Plant | ||
1973? | 2001 Keys – Piano Conclave | ||
1974? | Monster Sticksland Meeting Two – Monster Jazz | ||
1974? | Eternal Baroque | ||
1976? | The Band (Recorded Live at the Zürich Schauspielhaus) | ||
1977? | Percussion Profiles | ||
1978? | The George Gruntz Concert Big Band with Elvin Jones | ||
1980? | Live at the "Quartier Latin" Berlin | ||
1983 | Theatre | ECM | With big band |
1986? | Living Transition. With Radio Big Band Leipzig | ||
1987? | Happening Now | ||
1989 | First Prize | Enja | With big band |
1989 | Serious Fun | Enja | Most tracks trio, with Mike Richmond (bass), Adam Nussbaum (drums); one track quartet, with Franco Ambrosetti (flugelhorn) added |
1991? | Blues 'n Dues Et Cetera | Enja | |
1992 | Beyond Another Wall | TCB | With big band; in concert |
1992? | Cosmopolitan Greetings | composition for big band, libretto by Allen Ginsberg | |
1994 | Big Band Record | Gramavision | Co-led with Ray Anderson (trombone); with big band |
1995 | Mock-Lo-Motion | TCB | Some tracks trio, with Mike Richmond (bass), Adam Nussbaum (drums); some tracks quartet, with Franco Ambrosetti (flugelhorn) added; in concert |
1998 | Liebermann | TCB | With big band |
1998 | Merryteria | TCB | With big band |
1999? | Live at JazzFest Berlin | ||
2000? | Expo Triangle | ||
2001 | Global Excellence | TCB | With big band |
2004 | Ringing the Luminator | ACT | Solo piano |
2003? | The Magic of a Flute | With big band, eight singers[2] | |
2005 | Tiger by the Tail | TCB | With big band |
2007 | Pourquoi pas? Why Not? | With big band[3] | |
2010? | Matterhorn Matters | ||
2012? | Dig My Trane – Coltrane's Vanguard Years (1961–1962) | with the NDR Bigband and Tom Rainey |
Compilations
- Sins'n Wins'n Funs – Left-cores and Hard-core En-cores, 1981–1990 (Compilation, released 1996)
- The MPS Years, 1972–1981 (Compilation, released 1996)
- Renaissance Man a.k.a. 30 + 70: The One Hundred Years of George Gruntz, 1961–2000 (Compilation, released 2002)
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See also
References
- "George Gruntz ist tot – Jazz – Musik – Kultur – Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen" (in German). Srf.ch. Retrieved 2013-01-12.
- Yanow, Scott. "George Gruntz: Grunt, Chotjewitz – The Magic of a Flute". AllMusic. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
- Henderson, Alex. "George Gruntz: Pourquoi Pas? Why Not?". AllMusic. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
- Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2004). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD (7th ed.). Penguin. p. 677. ISBN 978-0-14-101416-6.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. pp. 612–613. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
External links
- Homepage with biography and extensive discography. Retrieved November 12, 2012
- George Gruntz page at Enja Records site
- George Gruntz Phonography at Swiss National Sound Archives
Media related to George Gruntz at Wikimedia Commons
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